Actor-comedian Will Ferrell is hoping that his acting career is over as the renowned baseball fan played shortstop for the Oakland A's.
The comedian-actor-producer and writer rose to popularity in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show "Saturday Night Live." Ferrell has also starred in numerous comedy films such as "Old School," "Elf," "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy," " Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" and "The Lego Movie," to name a few.
On Thursday, March 12, he also got an opportunity to be a player for more than one team.
Before taking the field, the actor told TV personality Mike "Mad Dog" Russo that he actually hopes that the acting career is over and expressed his feeling that he is going to land with one of the clubs. Ferrell jokingly noted that these teams need a clubhouse presence and explained that by presence he meant was a 47-year-old flabby guy who does not know how to play.
According to ABCNews, the actor said, "But I have life experiences, and I'm willing to do what it takes to get the job done," he added that he hopes to land a spot on the roster.
MLB.com posted a clip of the "Anchorman" star taking batting practice with the Oakland Athletics.
Will Ferrell taking BP pic.twitter.com/DJfU9OKXph
— Jane Lee (@JaneMLB) March 12, 2015
According to AL.com, the actor will travel between games via helicopter. Plus, Ferrell has also been confirmed by CBS Sports to be suiting up in the following games:
Mariners at Athletics: 2:05 p.m.
Cubs at Angels: 3:10 p.m.
Reds at Diamondbacks: 4:10 p.m.
Giants at White Sox: 6:05 p.m.
Dodgers at Padres: 8:15 p.m.
(all times Central)
According to CBS Sports, Ferrell is all set to play DH for the White Sox, pitcher for the Dodgers, catcher for the Giants, third base for the Reds and shortstop for the A's.
HBO is filming #FerrellTakesTheField as part of a forthcoming documentary film and by Funny or Die for a series of comedy videos.
AL.com noted that the event was planned to raise awareness as well as funds for cancer research.
